An unhinged woman used a hammer to smash up and rob an Oklahoma City fast-food joint Sunday — as her pit bull kept watch outside, according to a report. The suspect, identified as Clara Aguirre, 26, walked into a Braum’s ice-cream parlor wearing a Batman t-shirt around 10 a.m., NBC-affiliate KFOR-TV reported. She first took...

A sadistic Massachusetts man is accused of repeatedly slamming his young pit bull against the ground before tossing the puppy like unwanted trash — leaving the dog bloodied and bruised, according to reports. Aramis Ortiz, 20, was allegedly pummeling his dog named Chaos at a playground in Framingingham early Monday when a woman called 911 to report the...

PALMDALE, Calif. — Deputies opened fire at a charging pit bull and one bullet apparently ricocheted off the ground and killed a 17-year-old boy who had been helping to restrain the dog, authorities said Thursday. The dog, which belonged to the boy’s neighbor, had already bitten one of the deputies and the teen had restrained...

A 7-year-old boy was relentlessly attacked by a pit bull with a history of aggressive behavior while playing in front of his family’s home in Manor, Texas. Brison Aldridge can be seen in a newly released video sprinting away from the dog before it tackles and flips him into the street. The dog is then...

Ten years ago, 51 pit bulls were saved from the blackened sheds and bloody fighting pits of a wooded Virginia compound belonging to Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick. Life for the dogs in Vick’s Bad Newz Kennels was sadistic: They were electrocuted, beaten, kicked, hanged, drowned, overbred and forced to fight. Vick, who was required...

Newly released bodycam footage shows a police officer’s perspective when he responded to a burglary alarm and shot two tail-wagging dogs earlier this month — but doesn’t seem to help prove his reason for pulling the trigger. The officer, identified as Michael Mays of the Minneapolis Police Department, is seen in the clip pointing his...

A Georgia woman who was babysitting her 20-month-old grandson faces charges for murder after her pit bulls fatally mauled him. Sandra Adams, 70, of Hartwell, was charged with second-degree murder, second-degree cruelty to children and involuntary manslaughter in connection to his death, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Police said that the grandmother was in her backyard...

At one time, a 3-year-old pit bull’s life was confined to a fighting ring in Canada. But three years later, the young pup has been given a new lease on life, training to become an official K-9 officer for the Honaker Town Police Department in Virginia. The dog, Dallas, along with 30 other pit bulls,...

Distressing video has been released of a pit bull attacking people on a public street, including children who were playing there. The dog allegedly belonged to a local bootlegger who was using it to keep strangers and police away from his property.

BERLIN — German police say a woman and her adult son have apparently been killed by their dog at an apartment in the city of Hannover. Police said a relative alerted authorities on Tuesday night after seeing a body through a window of the apartment. They said firefighters had to catch the Staffordshire terrier before...

A woman in Dallas is recovering Monday after being bitten by four pit bulls in a “horrific” attack, police and witnesses said. The unidentified woman was walking in South Dallas at about 2 a.m. Sunday when her neighbors’ dogs attacked her in the 4300 block of Hamilton Avenue, the Dallas Morning News reports. A witness...

CHICAGO — A Chicago man who police say recorded videos of his pit bull attacking and killing other animals and posted the videos online has been arrested. Chicago Police tell the Chicago Tribune that 24-year-old Richard Eames was charged Wednesday with three misdemeanor counts of depiction of animal cruelty and a misdemeanor count of possession...

A Florida mother was reeling after her 9-month-old daughter was fatally mauled by a pit bull as she sat in a bouncy chair, saying she’s numb after losing “the best thing to ever happen to me.” Brenda Villasin, 24, told the Miami Herald that she dropped off her baby daughter, Liana Valino, at her paternal...

A hero pit bull puppy saved a baby girl and her family from a nearby fire that spread to their home, according to the child’s mother. Just before midnight on June 3, Sasha, an 8-month-old pit bull, alerted the sleeping family to danger by barking and banging on the door of their Stockton, California, rental,...

Five people were injured — including four teenagers — when they were attacked by pit bulls in the Bronx, police said. The dog handlers, both 36, were walking the animals just before 10 p.m. Sunday near Pelham Parkway and Lurting Avenue in Morris Park when the dogs got loose, police sources said. The pit bulls...

Delta Airlines is banning “pit bull type” dogs as part of its crackdown on service and emotional support animals — prompting howls of outrage from some dog lovers. The new rules, effective July 10, also limit fliers to just one support or service animal per flight, the company said in a statement on Wednesday. Pit...

A Manhattan woman booked a sitter for her pooch through the infamous “Uber for dogs” app, Wag, only to learn the pup had gone missing in New Jersey — and may have ended up as dinner for pit bulls. The owner used the app to find someone to watch her 4-year-old rescue Chihuahua, Sweets, from...

DUNNELLON, Fla. — Authorities in Florida say a pit bull climbed into a crib and fatally attacked a 5-day-old girl. Investigators with the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office say they are investigating the girl’s death as an accident and no criminal charges are expected to be filed. The Citrus County Chronicle reports the attack took place...

Fifteen elementary school-age children were attacked by a dog at an Oklahoma playground this week, animal welfare officials said. The dog, described as an un-neutered male pit bull mix, bit several third- and fourth-graders at Fillmore Elementary School just before 1 p.m. Monday, officials told KJRH. At least 12 of them were taken to a...